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Dinana Island
Nickname: Carry Island
Dinana Island is located in Papua New GuineaDinana IslandDinana IslandLocation within Papua New Guinea
Geography
LocationOceania
Coordinates10°35′19″S 150°52′55″E / 10.58861°S 150.88194°E / -10.58861; 150.88194
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Dinana
Area0.9 km (0.35 sq mi)
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Coastline4.8 km (2.98 mi)
Administration
Papua New Guinea
Province Milne Bay
Island GroupSamarai Islands
Island GroupSideia Islands
WardSekuku
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsPapauans, Austronesians, Melanesians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Dinana Island is an island in the Louisiade Archipelago in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Administration

The island is part of Sekuku Ward. it belongs to Bwanabwana Rural Local Level Government Area LLG, Samarai-Murua District, which are in Milne Bay Province.

Geography

Dinana is located between Sideia Island and Basilaki Island. The island is part of the Sideia group, itself a part of Samarai Islands of the Louisiade Archipelago.

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute, p. 168
  2. "LLG map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  3. "map". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
Islands of Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Louisiade Archipelago
North Solomon Islands
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